shutter
noun
a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
has shuttered
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present perfectof shutter (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Last week, Tyson said it was closing a major beef processing plant in Illinois, the second one it has shuttered this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The district has shuttered five schools since 2019, and last week it resolved to explore the possibility of more closures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2025
Cureus has shuttered six of its “academic channels” that critics say were covers for paper mills to funnel questionable articles into the publication, the Retraction Watch integrity blog reported last week.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 27, 2024
China has shuttered village schools across Tibet and replaced them with centralized boarding schools over the last dozen years.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
In the last year, FedEx has shuttered offices, cut jobs, reduced its fleet of cargo planes and canceled profit-sapping Sunday deliveries in far-flung areas to remain competitive in an unpredictable economy.
From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2023
